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52 North Health, a UK and US-based med-tech start-up, has raised £1 million in its first round of funding from leading UK and European specialist investors.
The round was led by Cambridge Enterprise, the commercialisation arm of the University of Cambridge, with participation from Crista Galli Ventures, King’s Health Partners MedTech Innovations, Meltwind, Milltrust Ventures and a number of angels.
52 North is developing the NeutroCheck: a fully-integrated clinical, AI and medical device-based system for people living with cancer.
The investment will be used to take the NeutroCheck device through clinical trials in the UK, as well as to
The Venture Capital Trust Association (VCTA) has announced two new members, Pembroke VCT and Molten Ventures VCT.
The VCTA is the industry body representing twelve of the largest VCT managers in the United Kingdom. The addition of Pembroke VCT and Molten Ventures VCT – previously Draper Esprit VCT -takes the VCTA’s membership to more than 90% of the VCT industry, with £6.3 billion funds under management invested through an extensive regional network of local offices in 15 cities across the UK.
The VCTAactively campaigns to support early-stage businesses during a period of significant economic disruption and create the regulatory
Arbolus, a knowledge sharing platform, has closed a $15 million Series A, led by Element Ventures alongside existing investors Fuel Ventures.
With this new investment, Arbolus is primed to be the leading disruptor in the expert knowledge industry. The company is transforming a previously offline and closed-network industry, into a digital, open ecosystem through its cutting edge technology.
The $15 million investment is supported by Silicon Valley Bank which will be providing a debt facility alongside the equity. In what has been an exceptional year for Arbolus, the London-headquartered business has seen revenue triple in the last year, doubled the
Vector Capital has become the majority shareholder in WatchGuard Technologies by acquiring the interests in the business previously owned by Francisco Partners and other co-investors.
Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
Founded in 1996, WatchGuard has made enterprise-grade security accessible to all types of organisations for more than 25 years. The company’s unique focus on delivering best-of-breed security offerings and enabling Managed Service Providers (MSPs) to easily deploy and administer these solutions has fuelled mainstream adoption of advanced cybersecurity.
During Vector Capital’s and Francisco Partners’ joint ownership for more than a decade, WatchGuard transformed from a trusted
Taxfix, a Europe-based mobile tax app, has raised $220 million in a Series D funding round led by Teachers’ Venture Growth (TVG), part of the CAD$242 billion Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (Ontario Teachers).
Existing investors Index Ventures, Valar Ventures, Creandum, and Redalpine also particpated in the round which values Taxfix at over $1 billion.
As part of the transaction, Avid Larizadeh Duggan, Managing Director, EMEA, of TVG, will join the Taxfix board.
Suntera Global has acquired US fund administration business Socium Fund Services in a key strategic move as the firm continues to grow and expand its international footprint into new global markets.
The acquisition of Socium, which requires no regulatory approval and completes with immediate effect, will strengthen Suntera Global’s offering for fund managers and provide the group with an important US operation for the first time, adding three key North American locations to its international footprint.
The deal is the seventh strategic acquisition made by Suntera Global since securing investment from leading mid-market investor Palatine in 2019.
Founded in 2016,
Main Capital Partners (Main) has acquired a majority stake in two Dutch software companies – BCS, a human resource management (HRM) and payroll software provider, and Pro4all, a construction software specialist.
The new acquisitions will be developed into international market leaders within their respective software segments through various strategies, like autonomous growth, strategic add-on acquisitions and expanding the product portfolio’s. Main’s strategic aim is to build leading European software companies with a crucial role in society, in markets such as (among others) healthcare, government, e-learning, data security, human capital management, finance and the housing and construction market.
With BCS, Main
Global investment firm KKR has launched Aster Renewable Energy (Aster), a newly created renewables platform, to develop, build, and operate solar, wind and energy storage projects in Taiwan and Vietnam, with a view to expand to other markets in Asia.
Headquartered in Singapore, Aster looks to invest behind high-quality renewable energy assets by leveraging the team’s leading development expertise.
Aster will be led by CEO Chen Wei, an industry veteran with more than 20 years of experience managing and building renewable energy businesses across Asia.
Arma Partners (Arma), an independent financial advisory firm focused on companies and investors active in the global Digital Economy, has reported another year of record activity levels.
After advising on 35 transactions in the 12 months to 31 March 2022, Arma has achieved strong year-on-year revenue growth, outperforming the previous record fiscal year.
The firm is poised to maintain its robust deal momentum through 2022 and beyond, with an active pipeline of M&A and private capital transactions and the continued growth and development of its team.
Arma has also announced the promotions of Andrew Wheatley and Bruno Nehmé to
Professional services firm KPMG UK signed an agreement to form a joint venture with Venture Capital (VC) advisory firm Acceleris.
Through the joint venture, called KPMG Acceleris, the firms will deliver a range of fundraising and advisory services to entrepreneurs in the UK and internationally, with a particular focus on businesses in technology, life sciences and ESG-related sectors.
KPMG Acceleris will be led by Norman Molyneux, Simon Thorn and Patrick Molyneux, initially operating from Manchester and London, supported by a team of experts across the UK. The joint venture will also benefit from access to KPMG’s global network of
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